Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees

Song Yuncheng’s presentation was captivating, not because of her looks, but because the success stories she shared were mostly about B-tier and C-tier brands. It made many in the audience think, ’Hey, I could do that too.’

This was especially true for an air fryer manufacturer from Cixi. They used to be just a small brand supplying minor sellers on Taobao, but on Pinbei, they had sold nearly a million units.

The owner of that factory was sitting in the audience right now. When he heard Song Yuncheng mention the name ”Zhi Xuan,” he waved his hand in excitement.

The brand representatives around him all turned to look.

Clearly, this was the owner of Zhi Xuan.

If Pinbei could help a completely unknown factory achieve over a hundred million in sales, then for well-known brands like theirs that specialized in small appliances, their sales would surely be even higher once they launched.

Half an hour later, Song Yuncheng concluded her presentation.

Immediately after, Shi Quan, the director of the Cloud Speed Express Market Department, took the stage to replace Song Yuncheng. He was there to present the model and strategy behind ”Cloud Speed’s Intelligent Logistics.”

The first part of his talk covered Cloud Speed’s current state of development, including the number of stations, couriers, sorting centers, and regional transfer hubs, as well as its rate of expansion. He then moved on to the topic the merchants cared about most: price.

In response to the competition from the ”Three Passes and One Reach” companies and Speed Peak Express, the base delivery fee for packages under one kilogram had already been driven down to two yuan.

But Shi Quan announced with a smile, ”Starting in January 2012, Cloud Speed Express clients with warehouse contracts will enjoy a special rate of just 1.5 per order.”

The moment he said this, the merchants in the audience could no longer sit still.

A hubbub of discussion erupted instantly!

For merchants who shipped small, lightweight items, this new policy was an unprecedented boon. They could save millions a year on shipping fees alone.

Liu Qiangdong frowned and shot a sideways glance at Chen Yansen. Although Cloud Speed was technically just a third-party courier partner for Pinbei, they shared the same boss. With Pinbei’s aggressive backing, Cloud Speed was bound to carve out a significant place for itself in the industry.

In fact, Cloud Speed had already forced the ”Three Passes and One Reach” companies into the two-yuan era.

For a moment, Liu Qiangdong felt a pang of apprehension. ’If Jingdong Logistics eventually opens up to the public and goes head-to-head with Cloud Speed, do I even have a chance of winning?’

After Shi Quan left the stage, Chen Yansen returned, said a few brief words, and moved the event into the contract-signing phase.

After all, most of these people were here to secure resources, build connections, and find partnerships; they weren’t particularly interested in his speech.

After the onboarding contracts were signed, it was time to pay the store security deposits.

During the luncheon, Chen Yansen made his rounds, greeting the heads of several top appliance brands. Zheng Zhou from Gree and Li Mingzhe from Supor approached him, both hinting that they wanted extra resource support from the platform.

Chen Yansen smiled, scoffed inwardly, and passed the two of them off to Song Yuncheng.

’If you want traffic, you have to pay for it!’